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Phil AmmannMay 2, 2016

In the mad dash to get federal funding for education reform, the accountability buzzword was bandied about as if simply replacing one system with another was going to magically transform public education into something better. Florida, a state that still refuses to accept Medicaid expansion funding, was one of the states that saw no problem […]

Associated PressMay 2, 2016

Facing a make-or-break moment for his slumping campaign, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz was blitzing through Indiana on Monday in a desperate bid to overtake Donald Trump in the state’s primary and keep his own White House hopes alive. A victory for Trump in Indiana on Tuesday would be a dispiriting blow for Cruz and other […]

Guest AuthorMay 1, 2016

One of the things I like best about Bernie Sanders is how he won’t trade on what he believes in to become president. He’s not desperate. Sanders holds fast to ideals he’s championed since the 1960s and is unapologetic about it. That’s his charm. And challenge. Unfortunately, that’s also one reason he won’t become our […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 28, 2016

On Thursday, the White House advanced eight nominees for federal district courts, including three in Florida. The three Florida nominees: Judge Patricia D. Barksdale, William F. Jung, and Judge Philip R. Lammens. Barksdale and Jung are nominated to the Middle District of Florida; Lammens, the Northern District. “Throughout their careers, these nominees have displayed unwavering commitment to […]

Diane RobertsApril 27, 2016

That Barack Obama. He’s at it again, dividing the country, fostering racial strife. What is it this time, you ask? Why, only the most sacred of things, our best beloved, our central obsession — money. The double sawbuck, to be precise, the one currently sporting Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United States. Obama’s Treasury […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 27, 2016

Gov. Rick Scott has a message for fellow Republicans: Stop the “Stop Trump” movement. In a Facebook post Wednesday, Scott told followers that “it is time for the ‘Stop Trump’ movement to end.” The Naples Republican said Tuesday’s election results show the “anti-Trump efforts didn’t work.” “Republicans now need to come together. Donald Trump is […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 27, 2016

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry will be in Washington DC this afternoon, meeting with HUD Secretary Julian Castro and Sen. Marco Rubio in separate meetings. Castro is on Curry’s schedule at 1:30, and Rubio at 4. Expected topics: Global Ministries Foundation properties, including Washington Heights and Eureka Garden. Rubio has called attention to the issue on the Senate floor this […]

Associated PressApril 27, 2016

Defeated in the Northeast, Bernie Sanders‘ movement for a political revolution is reaching a crossroads even as he vows to campaign against Hillary Clinton through the June primaries and into the Philadelphia convention. The Vermont senator said after losses to Clinton in Tuesday’s primaries in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and Connecticut that he would now seek […]

Associated PressApril 27, 2016

Donald Trump‘s highly anticipated foreign policy speech Wednesday will test whether the Republican presidential front-runner known for his raucous rallies and eyebrow-raising statements can present a more presidential persona as he works to coalesce a still-weary Republican establishment around his candidacy. Trump’s speech will focus on “several critical foreign policy issues” such as trade, the […]

Diane RobertsApril 26, 2016

That Barack Obama. He’s at it again, dividing the country, fostering racial strife. What is it this time, you ask? Why, only the most sacred of things, our best beloved, our central obsession — money. The double sawbuck, to be precise, the one currently sporting Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United States. Obama’s Treasury […]

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Ted Cruz faces make-or-break moment to stop Donald Trump

Catherine Durkin Robinson: Bernie Sanders and the Irish Easter Uprising

Patricia Barksdale, William Jung, Philip Lammens nominated for federal judgeships

Diane Roberts: Moving Andrew Jackson to the back of the bill was a no-brainer

Rick Scott: ‘It is time for the ‘Stop Trump’ movement to end’

Lenny Curry to meet with federal officials Wednesday about HUD properties

Bernie Sanders’ bid reaches turning point after Northeast losses

For Donald Trump, speech a test of foreign policy and style

Diane Roberts: Moving Andrew Jackson to the back of the bill was a no-brainer